Editing Interstate 16 (section)

===1990s===
[[File:Missing bridge over I-16.jpg|right|thumb|Collapsed bridge of SR&nbsp;86 over I-16]]

In 1999, [[Hurricane Floyd]] hit Georgia's coast. As a result, the eastbound I-16 lanes from Savannah to US&nbsp;1 (exit&nbsp;90) were [[Contraflow lane reversal|opened to westbound traffic]]. This marked the first time I-16 was turned into a one-way Interstate.<ref>https://planningtools.transportation.org/files/39.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref> This contraflow traffic method has been used since, including in 2016 in evacuation efforts from [[Hurricane Matthew]] and 2017 for [[Hurricane Irma]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wsbtv.com/news/georgia/the-latest-georgia-turns-i16-into-oneway-evacuation-route/454144565|title=The Latest: Georgia turns I-16 into one-way evacuation route|date=October 6, 2016|website=WSBTV|language=en-US|access-date=August 13, 2019|archive-date=August 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190813193628/https://www.wsbtv.com/news/georgia/the-latest-georgia-turns-i16-into-oneway-evacuation-route/454144565|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.macon.com/news/local/article171785787.html|title=Parts of I-16 eastbound to close Saturday; lanes to reverse for Hurricane Irma evacuees|last=Corley|first=Laura|date=September 7, 2017|website=The Telegraph|access-date=August 13, 2019}}</ref>